Caltrans inspects site of I-5 7-foot-long pothole

OCEANSIDE 
Caltrans inspectors took a close look Wednesday morning at a section of northbound Interstate 5 where a 7-foot-long pothole was repaired Tuesday.

Caltrans spokesman Ed Cartegena said inspectors will make recommendations based on their findings, a process that may take a couple of weeks.

Two lanes of I-5 where the freeway crosses over Oceanside Boulevard were closed for several hours Tuesday after a large chunk of concrete fell from the deck of the bridge and landed on the street below.

Crews patched the 7-foot-by-1-foot pothole with quick-drying concrete. Officials said part of the pothole went all the way through the deck.

The bridge was built in 1953 and widened in 1971. Caltrans said the structure is scheduled to be resurfaced in April.